as in nonchalant
not feeling that someone or something is very good or special
He was unimpressed with their fancy house.
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Recent Examples of unimpressed
Then there was that showdown between Alex and Ashley's lawyer father, Paul, who was quite unimpressed with his potential future son-in-law.
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
Those hoping that the Delhi summit would use this moment to establish a more structural, genuine coalition of middle powers to contest the current duopoly, while enthusiastic about the conversations taking place, were left unimpressed with the lack of concrete progress achieved.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2026
Wyden, however, was unimpressed by what TrumpRx ultimately ended up being.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 6 Feb. 2026
Some reviewers, including Artforum’s, were unimpressed with these layers of baroque exegesis, viewing them as a veneer—edgy but not embedded.
—Rachel Wetzler, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
Those hoping that the Delhi summit would use this moment to establish a more structural, genuine coalition of middle powers to contest the current duopoly, while enthusiastic about the conversations taking place, were left unimpressed with the lack of concrete progress achieved.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2026
Wyden, however, was unimpressed by what TrumpRx ultimately ended up being.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 6 Feb. 2026
Some reviewers, including Artforum’s, were unimpressed with these layers of baroque exegesis, viewing them as a veneer—edgy but not embedded.
—Rachel Wetzler, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unimpressed
Adjective
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No doubt that playful warmth played a part in him being cast as Luffy, a hilariously nonchalant, yet utterly sincere would-be pirate.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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To be so nonchalant about that.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
4 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The phrasing is flat, declarative, and uninterested in anecdote; taken together, the dicta sketch a profile that is periodic, age-linked, and seasonal.—
Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
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The Penguins looked uninterested in skating, more than anything.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Unimpressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unimpressed. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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